Employment-related and non employment-related pensions and employment-related annuities
Concerns employment-related and non employment-related pensions received from parties other than the National Insurance Scheme.
Brief information about employment-related and non employment-related pensions and employment-related annuities
Report the following payment from parties other than the National Insurance Scheme:
- employment-related and non employment-related pension benefits
- also concerns employment-related annuities (group annuities) taken out before 1 January 2007 and surviving spouse's pensions
Exceptions:
- you must report new employment-related annuities (group annuities) taken out since 1 January 2007 and annuities taken out as continuation insurance as New employment-related annuities (group annuities) and annuities taken out as continuation insurance
- you must report disability benefits from public and private sector occupational pension schemes and from "employment-related annuities (group annuities) taken out before 1 January 2007" as Disability pension from parties other than the National Insurance Scheme
- you must report temporary disability pension (disability benefits) as Disability pension from parties other than the National Insurance Scheme
You must report employer's coverage of employment-related annuities as Taxable component of certain types of insurance premiums.
You must report coverage of annuity premiums for pensioners as Pension-related payments in kind.
The information you must provide
Amount | NOK x |
Type of salary or benefit | Cash benefit, employment-related pensions and annuities |
Subject to withholding tax | Yes |
Basis for employer's national insurance contributions | Yes/No |
Tax and contribution rules | If relevant |
Additional information |
|
Period (in the case of back payments) | Start date and end date |
Amount
Specify the gross amount.
Type of salary or benefit
Report “cash benefit” and “employment-related pensions and annuities”.
Subject to withholding tax
The benefit must always be specified as subject to withholding tax.
You do not deduct withholding tax if the amount to be deducted is less than the minimum thresholds for withholding tax.
Basis for employer's national insurance contributions national insurance contributions
You must calculate employer’s national insurance contributions national insurance contributions on this benefit.
Exemption:
If the pension commenced before 1 January 1988, you must not include the benefit in the basis for calculating employer's national insurance contributions national insurance contributions.
Tax and contribution rules
If the income recipient fulfils the conditions, you must use the following tax and contribution rules:
This tax and contribution rule concerns:
- income recipients who are covered by the Svalbard Tax Act.
If the income recipient fulfils the relevant conditions, you must specify “Svalbard” for salary and other benefits.
You must also specify "Svalbard" for the associated withholding tax.
See detailed information on withholding tax in the a-melding
Remember also to specify the correct deduction descriptions for Svalbard regarding trade union fees, premium for pension scheme, National Insurance premiums and education and development fund premiums and portacabin rent.
This tax and contribution rule concerns income recipients who:
- are not resident in Norway for tax purposes, and
- pay withholding tax on pensions
You must specify “withholding tax on pensions” for the associated withholding tax.
Don't use the tax- and contribution rule or specify a description on withholding tax on pensions on foreign workers that fall under the PAYE scheme (Pay As You Earn).
See detailed information on withholding tax in the a-melding
See also the detailed information concerning withholding tax on pensions
Additional information
- Period (in the case of back payments)
Report the start date and end date to which the benefit applies
Earnings period (voluntary)
You can specify the earnings period for all types of salary and other benefits in the a-melding. Both the start date and the end date of the earnings period must fall within the same reporting month.
See also the explanatory information concerning the earnings period
When to report
Report the benefit in the calendar month in which you paid the amount.
Back payments
If you need to make back payments, specify the amount and the period it concerns in the calendar month in which you paid the amount.
Example
A pension company is to make a back payment of NOK 10,000 to William for the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021.
Amount | NOK 10,000 |
Additional information: |
|
Period | 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 |
They also report the other obligatory information.
Several income years
If a back payment concerns several income years, split the amount into several transactions with one transaction for each income year.
Example
A pension company is to make a back payment of NOK 20,000 to Ella for the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022.
2021 | |
Amount | NOK 10,000 |
Additional information: |
|
Period | 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 |
They also report the other obligatory information.
2022 | |
Amount | NOK 10,000 |
Additional information: |
|
Period | 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2215 |
It also enters the other obligatory information.
Correcting errors
MAGNET_EDAG-114 Invalid value |
MAGNET_EDAG-114B Invalid value for this calendar month |
MAGNET_EDAG-200 This income has been reported with incorrect information and is invalid |
MAGNET_EDAG-230B Invalid value |
MAGNET_EDAG-243 Information on earnings period is invalid |
MAGNET_EDAG-260 Start and end date for the back payment period must be within the same year |
MAGNET_EDAG-298 This income has been reported with incorrect information and is invalid |
What do we use the information for
NAV uses the information in checks.
The Norwegian Tax Administration uses information concerning pension and national insurance contributions national insurance contributions to assess income. The amount is aggregated with other benefits and transferred to the tax return.
Statistics Norway (SSB) uses the information for statistical purposes.
Applicable regulations
These regulations are only available in Norwegian.